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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
4,558 entries
February 19, 2016 · 6:30 PM · FORMATION
Maricopa, AZ
Friday Feb 19, 2016, approx 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM, I was driving from Chandler, Arizona, to our home in Maricopa, Arizona, on Hwy 347. I was heading south. In the South West sky, I saw a group of lights very uniform in the shape of a rectangle. It looked like several lights side by side and about the same amount of lights in several rows below it forming a rectangle. It began with one rectangle and swooped of off to the left and then turned into a second one. Both remained in the sky for a couple of minutes and then the first one faded away. The second one remained for a few minutes and then also faded away. It never dropped as if they were flares. It remained at the same altitude for about 10 minutes or so. It did not move. It seemed way too high in the sky to be flares or balloons. I saw several cars pull over to the side which I presume to watch the same thing.
February 17, 2016 · 8:40 PM · FORMATION
Farmington/Helenville, WI
I was driving south bound on County Rd D just south of County B when I looked east an saw 3 bright red lights. They looked to be aviation warning lights from a tower but there are no towers in thar location. The northern most two lights were solid red, with the last one flashing. They moved slowly to the west and as the got closer appeared to spread out, however that may have been due to a change in perspective and position. I watched it for between 3 and 5 minutes as I drove south and lost sight of the objects. I could not be sure if it was one object with 3 lights or 3 separate objects. I drive that was twice a week and have never seen anything like it before. Its speed was to slow for a plane, it could have been 3 helicopters, but there were not regular strobes on them.
February 17, 2016 · 7:30 PM · FORMATION
Wellton, AZ
I observed and pointed out two strange orange lights to my partner, while driving west on interstate 8. They were hovering very still in the direction of the Mexican border, southwest of us. While watching for several minutes, we saw a white explosion/light coming from the ground below the orange lights, then what looked like a bright fireball between the two orange lights, then one more white flash from the ground, before the two orange lights disappeared one by one. Then after about 15 minutes of driving, we saw a set of four other orange lights in the sky appear one by one. We watched these lights for about 20+ min, before they, too, disappeared one by one. The last set of four lights seemed to be in a formation, three in the back one in the front
February 16, 2016 · 7:52 PM · FORMATION
Birch Run, MI
ORANGE-RED GLOW ORBS 6 IN TOTAL--EQUAL SPACING/EQUAL SPEED/NO SOUND MOVING WEST TO EAST 7TH ORB IN FRONT TWICE AS HIGH-SAME SPEED -SIZE PROPORTIONATE
February 15, 2016 · 6:00 PM · FORMATION
Newport Beach, CA
One of four reports, submitted by same witness. PD
February 10, 2016 · 1:20 AM · FORMATION
New Britain, CT
Objects rotates positions, looked as if they were "shooting" orbs of light at each other, objects closer and further away over time. Short bursts of quick speed other times stationary.
February 5, 2016 · 8:30 PM · FORMATION
Everett, WA
I walked outside on my deck to adjust an outdoor FM antenna. After adjusting it I looked up to check the direction it was facing and noticed the sky had cleared up and there were several stars visible and at that moment I saw a group of white lights in formation flying almost directly overhead from the East to the West. The size of the lights were approx. half the size of a dime held at arm's length. The formation did not vary whatsoever and the speed was similar to the landing approach speed of a commercial aircraft. The sighting lasted 3-5 seconds and then disappeared in an instant. The visual quality of the lights had an artificial character to them and there was no sound whatsoever. I live within sight of Navel Station Everett where the aircraft carrier Nimitz is home based, though it is currently out of port. The lights appeared to fly directly over the navy base. I also live near Paine Field which is used by Boeing to test planes. The Boeing facility builds the 747 in what is known as the worlds largest building in terms of cubic feet of interior space. It can hold several 747 aircraft at a time. This was my first Unidentified Flying Object sighting. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he seemed to us to be very serious and sober-minded. We suspect that he is a very good witness, and highly reliable. PD
February 5, 2016 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION
Durham, NC
The engine noise emitted was a low rumble, unlike that made by any airplane or helicopter I have ever heard. There were inconsistencies in the placement of the lights yet they all moved in a very slow but consistent fashion.
February 5, 2016 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION
Doylestown, PA
At 19:00 Eastern time plus or minus a few minutes, I noticed two lights in the south sky. From my viewpoint in Doylestown, PA, they appeared between the stars Sirius and Betelgeuse, and moved little, if at all. The lights were about -1 magnitude brightness. After several seconds, they faded, and then disappeared from view. There were no clouds in that part of the sky. The lights were star-like, and mostly white with a trace of blue. Both objects were identical in color and tone. I doubt these were commercial or military aircraft. There is not enough information to judge distance or altitude.
January 30, 2016 · 10:45 PM · FORMATION
Parkersburg, WV
At 11:45 Jan 30, 2016. I had just parked my car and got to the top of my stairs, when I looked up and seen 6 objects in a somewhat circle pattern formation flying across the sky above Grand Central Mall in Vienna, going north into Ohio. This was directly above the Ohio River. The sky was clear in places but they flew in or below the clouds. I seen them do things our planes cant do. They moved eradic in their formation. They then split into two teams of 3 and went into 2 triangle formations. I've spent my life looking at the night sky. I've seen satellites and the space station several times and thousands of falling stars. These things were dim L.E.D looking lights and they were longated. They moved faster than anything man maid and they didnt make a sound. I kinda wish that I wouldn't have seen them. Did anyone else see them? They were not hiding. What does it mean? Anyway they were not large crafts. Please post if you seen them also.
January 30, 2016 · 9:00 PM · FORMATION
Hopkins, MN
From the area of central Hopkins looking directly west, I observed what initially appeared to be a large display of fireworks. Since the individual points of orange-colored light did not diminish in intensity over time, and appeared to be moving towards me, I then thought I was looking at a very large formation of individual aircraft. I then noticed that the lights continued to accelerate and move in different directions, with all of the lights accelerating upwards in the sky. At first there were about 25 individual points of light visible moving through the sky, but the individual points began to dim until only one light remained visible. This last point of light lasted about a full minute longer than the others, and I watched it until it seemed to rise beyond 50,000 ft. in the atmosphere. There was no sound associated with these lights and no air bursts as one would expect with fireworks. When I first noticed the grouping of lights I called my wife over to witness the event. She had the same initial perception that this seemed to be either fireworks or a formation of airplanes, but then we witnessed the lights accelerating skyward, at which point we could not rationalize what we were observing. I captured some of these lights in a video on an iPhone.
January 29, 2016 · 6:45 PM · FORMATION
Umatilla, FL
Looking in a NNW direction towards the Ocala National Forest, I witnessed four orange fiery lights that appeared to be heading towards my direction. At first I thought it was a plane about to crash and that all four engines were on fire and it appeared to be dropping downwards and then I realized it was actually pulling upwards and away. There was absolutely no sound coming from the object and it appeared that the lights were like engines on fire. It was very close to our location and yet it was not making any sound what so ever. The far right light went out first. The other three fiery lights went out at the same time within a micro second of the first. I then witnessed two planes following each other to the west and turning quickly to the east in a formation that is not normal with the flight patterns of other planes in this area as if they were following something. I knew that they were planes because of their flashing white lights. The large opject that I witnessed did not display any flashing lights of any kind. Only helicopters would fly like that and there was not a sound in the sky to indicate that was what the two flashing lights were. Dogs in the neighborhood were barking continually which made me go out to look at what was going on. The sky was completely clear at the time.
January 25, 2016 · 1:11 AM · FORMATION
Ten Mile to Knox, TN
lights in knox no noise. ten mile, triangler shape, it was black, red spot underneath it, three stories high off ground off 305. again no noise. witness cigar shape over lake in ten mile. and just now a formation of 5 of them. amazing!
January 24, 2016 · 6:45 PM · FORMATION
Huntingdon, TN
Latitude: 35.69867. Longitude: -88.835306: At first, there were three reddish orange glowing round lights, and then a fourth orange light came up and joined the first three. When the fourth orange light caught up with the other three lights, then they all vanished. No sound heard from any of the objects. The night was clear. Temp of the air was about 35 degrees f. The objects came from the South to the North across the sky. Age of observer 60. Glasses were on at the time of the sighting. The observer does not drink, smoke, or take medication. Occupation is a teacher. No aircraft was in the vicinity of the four objects. The light appeared to be the objects instead of lights being on the objects. Objects left no trail or haze. The objects did not emit other objects, beams, or changed colors. To my knowledge, the objects did not land. Not a close encounter. Did not see any animals to determine if they responded to the event. I was able to start my vehicle and drive home without incident. I thought maybe heli! copters, but they make noise. Then I felt small planes, but they make noise. Next, I thought to hang gliders, but they moved to quickly. Then I thought lighted lanterns, but these moved together in a formation as if being directed by other than just wind. Another thought was drones. If that were the case, they would have to be huge to be seen from my location.
January 24, 2016 · 6:00 PM · FORMATION
Loveland, CO
After 5 minutes went by, one single red light was already past our house and near my mother's house! She lives east of us I was in her pasture and it was like a stop light flying right at me!! My husband has video footage of the event but won't share it with me. The light I saw was so bright and it didn't make a sound. It flew left, then right, and then proceed to fly toward me and then slowly went out. I tried to get video of it, but my phone couldn't catch it
January 18, 2016 · 8:30 PM · FORMATION
Heber City, UT
Driving north, we saw 5 orange lights hovering in a kind of diamond shaped formation. The formation seemed to be slowly moving to the east, and as it moved the lights would fade away starting with the light farthest east. It was a foggy night and it was kind of snowing and raining, so I doesn't seem likely that they were drones. Witness elects to remain anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
January 17, 2016 · 3:00 PM · FORMATION
Ponte Vedra, FL
Saw 10 oblong objects high in the air making different formations. It was the middle of the day in a partly cloudy blue sky. The objects would reflect the sun similar to a metallic object. They made several different formations including a straight line and a perfect triangle. Appeared to be hovering and then speed off much more quickly than any airplane ever seen. There were no sounds or contrails. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 15, 2016 · 8:00 PM · FORMATION
Sherwood Park (Canada), AB · Canada
Approximately 8:00pm 5 red glowing objects appeared from the southeast, moving in formation. There was no sound. When the objects reached overhead, a sixth red glowing object cam from the same direction, caught up to the 5, and moved off to the Northwest, as a airline jet was approaching from the south, probably left from Edmonton international airport. I am certain the jet liner would have seen them. The red light that illuminated each object was pulsing. The objects were circular in shape.
January 6, 2016 · 11:16 PM · FORMATION
Jenkins, KY
UFO entered airspace over Mountain Breeze apartment's slowly, I thought it was a normal aircraft, but then it seemed to be more, as i gazed at it, it looked like an AC-130 refueling another AC-130 without it's lights on then i notived there was another "ship" in the airspace with only one red flashing light about half of a click away from the host object. Keep in mind the first triangular shaped "ship" was lit up with white lights and the other triangular shaped ship was under and behind the tail of the first.
January 5, 2016 · 9:30 PM · FORMATION
State College, PA
Relatively clear night with a few thin clouds, can see many stars and a couple airplanes. Was looking northwest when I first noticed the lights (didn't see them appear). They moved toward the south and I was able to see them clearly, until I lost them behind some trees and a building. At that point I was looking a little south of due west. They were brighter than the stars but not as bright/crisp as airplane lights. Long line of white lights moving south, parallel to and about 30 degrees above the horizon. Direction of motion appeared to be along the axis of the line. Very straight line, very steady lights. None moved relative to one another, and all were evenly spaced. Did not appear to be getting closer or farther away--the line maintained a steady length. Did not appear to accelerate. Not sure how to describe scale, but from my perspective the line appeared to be about the length from Orion's belt to his front foot. (The lights didn't cross Orion, but it was an easy reference.)
January 4, 2016 · 7:05 AM · FORMATION
Des Moines, IA
Monday, January 4, 7:05 AM – Des Moines, IA. I was stopped at a traffic light in the north-central area of Des Moines on the way to work, when I noticed a total of (6) bright orange lights in the sky to the south-west. They were in (2) vertical lines of (3) and resembled the number six when rolled on a domino. In less than (5) seconds after I first noticed them, and before the light turned green, they all took off at the same time in different directions and vanished almost immediately. I have no idea how high up in the air they were because it happened so fast but the lights were pretty small and they visually seemed to be pretty high. I have never seen anything like this, and so I have obviously never reported anything like this, either.
January 3, 2016 · 7:20 PM · FORMATION
Broomfield, CO
Started as 7 red orbs, with some low on the horizon and some up at small aircraft altitude. The orbs moved independently and we certainly not planes...no flashing lights, etc. We drove around the corner and saw the orbs, so no telling how long they were there. However, we watched them for about one minute. The orbs individually disappeared. There was no sound, as they must have been 10 miles away. It looks like the red lights on a radio tower, but there was no way there could have been a tower as tall as the highest orb and the orbs were moving from east to west. They were viewed from Broomfield, Colorado, but were approximately 10 miles north. We have amended the date above, and sent a note to the witness for confirmation. PD
January 2, 2016 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION
Cornelius, OR
Approx. six to seven red dots (not flashing) in a row equally spaced. Moving at a high rate of speed with no sound heading North bound. The red dots were not super bright but way to fast to be a plane/no navigational flashing lights again, no sound. Not sure what to think??? This was not normal by any means... Am a ((deleted--fifties)) year old male/Veteran/who FIRMLY believes there is something else.
January 2, 2016 · 2:10 PM · FORMATION
Albuquerque, NM
Several blue lights, and one white light, flashing in a clear blue sky. These several lights headed directly east in a floating manner. The number of lights increased occasionally to a number of 18, with most of them being blue and at least two being white. The color of the blue was on the periwinkle side of the blue spectrum and clearly metallic in nature. No discernable formation but heading in the same direction and at the same speed. Comparing high altitude jet planes crossing the sky at the same time, the objects appeared to be much higher above the earth. Activity continued for approximately seven minutes. Witness notes that the angle of the winter sun may have been providing clear, daytime observance of the objects, as they reflected back to the viewer. No visible trail emitting from the objects. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD